Sublime September weather continues

Have I mentioned I love this month? It's hard to beat the weather we typically enjoy during September, and this week is certainly shaping up to be one of the best this year. Quite honestly, there's not a whole lot to talk about today. High pressure is anchored to our west, and will continue to control our weather for the next several days. We'll see cool and clear nights, along with pleasant and seasonable days (lows in the 40s, highs in the 70s).

A coastal storm will pass out to our east between Thursday and Friday, and that may send some high cloudiness overhead (especially on Friday). The rain should stay offshore though, perhaps brushing the Cape and the Islands during the day on Friday. It doesn't look like a perfect beach day, but we'll clear back out for the weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, there should be a couple of changes. A backdoor cool front should swing down from the north and east on Saturday, and that will keep us a bit below normal for this time of year. We'll also have to keep a close eye on what happens in eastern New England. Oftentimes, a backdoor front ushers in a cool easterly wind and that can lead to some low cloudiness. So there is a potential spoiler to the forecast, but we'll have a better idea of what will happen there as we get closer.

We should stay dry all the way through the Labor Day holiday, and likely well into next week as well. No storms are on the horizon until at least Thursday of next week. Of course things can always change, so stay tuned for updates.

A note on the tropics: The 5th named storm of the year has formed. Tropical Storm Erika is positioned just to the east of Puerto Rico, and will likely bring some heavy downpours to the northern Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico as well. It will slowly track to the west, perhaps impacting the southeastern U.S. early next week. We'll certainly be keeping an eye on it!

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